By  Curtis Best, CPA  |  Marks Paneth LLP New regulations, finalized this year, will require foreign-owned disregarded entities to file Form 5472, effective for tax years starting on or after January 1, 2017 and ending on or after December 13, 2017.  The purpose of Form 5472 is to disclose foreign owners and certain related party transactions during the tax year in which the reportable transactions occurred. While these entities will still be disregarded for most federal tax purposes, the new requirements...

By Lincoln International Lincoln has completed over 15 Energy, Power and Infrastructure transactions in the past 24 months  Lincoln International (“Lincoln”), a leading global mid-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Audax Private Equity (“Audax”) has sold RESA Power, LLC (“RESA” or the “Company”) to Blue Sea Capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.RESA, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a leading provider of electrical life extension solutions for power distribution and control equipment. The Company serves as a critical...

By Vulcan Consulting BREXIT UK Parliament to have final ‘take it or leave it’ vote on Brexit deal   MPs returned to the House of Commons this week to begin discussing amendments and proposals tabled on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. The bill, which intends to repeal the European Communities Act of 1972 and bring existing EU law onto the UK statute book, had been delayed for weeks due to the tabling of numerous amendments. It faced...

By DS-Concept DS-Concept has announced a € 2 million facility for a seafood processor based in Latvia, a deal that will help propel it into additional markets and allow it to focus on the construction of a new factory with greater output.                                       The company sells on open account terms and exports to retailers across Spain, Portugal, and the UK. With the facility in place, the seafood processor plans to build a new factory that will increase productivity, add value to the...

By Onno Bouwmeister |Malcolm Pobjoy | VISTRA Investors are holding more sway in the private equity community, and they are demanding increased transparency, as well as a greater focus on fees and valuations. Not surprisingly, limited partners appear to be the main motivating force behind the push for greater transparency, and especially LPs in the public pension fund sector. In Vistra’s research report titled “Private Equity Fund Governance: Establishing Best Practices 2017—The Manager & Investor Perspective, 45% of LPs polled...

By Allan Goodman | President| Institute of International Education Today, I invite you to celebrate International Education Week, created as a joint initiative by the Department of Education and the Department of State in 2000. We work in international education every day, but this week is a particularly important one in which to reflect on the value and importance of the work that we all do. Let us also reflect on the strength of the IIENetwork community. Collectively, you represent 1,300...

By Jeff Phillips | T. J. Hope | STOUT How to select a fairness opinion provider A fairness opinion is a letter summarizing an analysis prepared by an investment bank or independent third-party which indicates whether certain financial elements of a transaction, such as price, are fair to a specific participant in the transaction, from a financial point of view. While not required by law, fairness opinions are commonly used in M&A transactions to assist the board, a special committee...

By Fauzia N. Amlani | Associate | 4049460852 |fauzia.amlaniogletree.com | Ogletree Deakins The U.S. Embassy in Paris has announced a minor change to its Golden Arrow program, affecting French-owned companies that are incorporated in the United States. Effective immediately, French E visa applicants under the Golden Arrow program will be required to submit all three parts of Form DS-156E. Previously, E visa applicants under this program were only required to submit Part III of Form DS-156E. Qualified French employers may apply for...